Provide water, education to the poor, Obi tasks wealthy Nigerians, donates boreholes in North
Peter Obi | File Image Obi: 70% of Nigeria’s wealth is controlled by 1% By Valentine Amanze Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has appealed to the wealthy Nigerians to assist the poor in the provision of water, education and other basic necessities. Obi said that with the […]
Rivers’ Attorney General quits office
Prof Zacchaeus Adangor | File Image By Ruth Jacob The Rivers State’s polical crisis worsens as the state’s Attorney General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), on Wednesday April 24, 2024, tendered his resignation letter to the state government. Adangor was deployed to the Ministry of Special Duties by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. […]
Coastal super highway not a priority – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image ‘We must allocate resources towards repairing and completing existing infrastructure, crucial for the well-being and safety of our society, before embarking on new projects, no matter their perceived benefits’ By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has faulted the ongoing […]
Imo ex-governor, Emeka Ihedioha, quits PDP
Chief Emeka Ihedioha | File Image Ihedioha: Despite this resignation, I will always be available to offer my services towards the deepening of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. By Valentine Amanze The immediate past governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has quit the party that brought him to limelight, the Peoples Democratic Party […]
How to reduce violence in elections, by CAPPA
CAPPA logo | CAPPA Image By Valentine Amanze Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a Lagos-based civil rights group, has said that the easiest way of preventing electoral violence and improve citizens’ confidence in the electoral process was for journalists to fact-check their reports before publishing. It also appealed to journalists to ensure adequate […]
Constitutional Review: Allow INEC to conduct LG election, Sulaiman tells governors
Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman | File Image ‘The only saving grace for the local government system in the country is to allow the nation’s electoral body saddled with the responsibility [INEC] to henceforth be conducting the local government election’ By Jamiu Ojo Human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has appealed to the state governors amd […]
Why my father supported Obi, by Ezeife’s daughter
The late Chukwuemeka Ezeife | File Image She said that Okwadike [Ezeife] was a truly detribalized Nigerian who related to everyone irrespective of tribe or religion By Ibe Ebere The first daughter of the late Chief Chukwemeka Ezeife, Anambra State’s former governor, Dr. Mrs. Ogelue C. Ezeife-Ugorji, has revealed that her father, known for his […]
Tinubu, Northern elders and the politics of regrets
President Bola Tinubu | File Image ‘The mistake of supporting Tinubu in 2023 has taught us the importance of unity and consensus in selecting a candidate for the highest office in the land’ By Jude Ndukwe Recently, some Northern elders under the aegis of Northern Elders Forum declared that the north regretted voting for President […]
APGA slams Osun govt over logo change
Governor Adeleke (left) and Adedoyin | File Image Says it’s diversionary tactic amidst mass suffering ‘Osun citizens continue to endure hardship, with essential services and infrastructure sorely lacking in many areas’ By Valentine Amanze The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has denounced the recent change in the state’s logo by […]
Budget 2024: N15b for NASS hospital, outrageous, five times larger than National Hospital, others – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image .Says N15.3b for NASS Library is 15 times more than N1b for the National Library ‘Justifying a budgetary allocation of N15.3 billion for the National Assembly Library project and procurement of books, including the e-Library, in a country without a National Library is very disappointing’ By Valentine Amanze The Labour […]
